A day after Shehbaz Sharif took the oath as Pakistan’s 24th prime minister, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended congratulations to his Pakistani counterpart on securing a second term. Modi’s…
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The recently elected Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, took the oath of office at the Presidency on Monday, administered by President Arif Alvi. Shehbaz had previously served as the Prime Minister…
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After a brief period of hesitation, President Arif Alvi ultimately acknowledged his constitutional obligation to call for the inaugural session of the National Assembly on the 21st day following the…
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Constitution Mandates Assemblies’ Inaugural Session within Three Weeks; ECP Outlines Presidential Elections Scheduled a Month After Polls
In anticipation of the formation of legislative bodies following the general polls on February 8, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has initiated preparations for the presidential elections and the…
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News Analysis: Legal experts divided on issue of convening NA session – Rana Masood Hussain
By Rana Masood Hussain: Constitutional and law experts are divided over President Arif Alvi’s rejection of the summary for convening the National Assembly session until the reserved seats for women…
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President Arif Alvi has returned the summary of the caretaker parliamentary affairs ministry, objecting to the proposed meeting of the National Assembly scheduled for 10 am on February 26. The…
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President Arif Alvi on Wednesday condemned the arrest the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi by police in a shameful and undignified…
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Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti resigned from the position as he is likely to join the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) ahead of general elections. Sources said Mr Bugti sent his…
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Days after a judgment by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa quoted an SC judge’s 2022 note that the president had transgressed the constitution by dissolving the National Assembly in April…
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The Supreme Court has said that President Arif Alvi should have invoked Article 186 if he wanted the Supreme Court’s advice regarding his power to set a date for elections.…
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The president violated his constitutional duty by not announcing the date for the general elections, say legal experts, who are also of the opinion that any action now against this…
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In a recent interview, President of Pakistan Arif Alvi responded to the election question that he does not believe that the elections will be held in January. His statement reinforced…
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In response to President Arif Alvi’s fears that elections may not be held in the last week of January 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday announced that…
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President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday strongly condemned the brutalities and massacre of Palestinians in Gaza, urging the United Nations (UN) and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to meet urgently…
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan is upset with President Arif Alvi for not announcing the election date, revealed former prime minister’s sister Aleema Khan on Wednesday. Talking to journalists…
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Since the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on August 5, no direct statement from him has come out, however, lawyers and those who met him have been…
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Legal minds in the country are divided over who gets to fix the date of the general elections. While most legal experts are of the view that President Alvi has…
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President Arif Alvi on Wednesday proposed Nov 6 as date for general elections in the country. In a letter written to Chief Election Commission Sikandar Sultan Raja, the president proposed…
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This is the question that’s on observers’ minds as reports swirl that President Arif Alvi would unilaterally announce an election date. Since the president signed off on the National Assembly’s…
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The country is likely to plunge into chaos as President Arif Alvi is expected to announce the date for the general elections anytime soon, sources said on Monday, as the…